Legal Opinion
Fagan v. Smith
Supreme Court of Pennsylvania
Decided February 29, 2012PublishedCited by 21 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
ORDER
2Per curiam
AND NOW, this 29th day of February 2012, upon consideration of the emergency request and the responsive pleadings, we GRANT Petitioners’ alternative request that this Court exercise its King’s Bench jurisdiction over this matter. It is hereby ORDERED that the request for mandamus relief is GRANTED IN PART. Specifically, the Honorable Samuel H. Smith, Speaker of the Pennsylvania House of Representatives, is hereby ORDERED to issue forthwith writs of election for special elections to fill the vacancies in the House of Representatives, Legislative Districts 22, 134, 153, 169, 186, and 197.…
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